Air-filled packing structure of liquid crystal assembly

ABSTRACT

The present invention discloses an air-filled packing structure, which comprises a plurality of rectangular piece bodies and at least one side piece body connected to at least one side edge of the rectangular piece bodies, and the rectangular piece bodies are folded to form at least one storage space to pack at least one rectangular liquid crystal assembly. The air-filled packing structure of the liquid crystal assembly according to the present invention can be suitably applied to different types of rectangular liquid crystal assemblies, and can further save the storage space of packing material.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to an air-filled packing structure, and more particularly to an air-filled packing structure which is used for packing liquid crystal assembly.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

A liquid crystal display (LCD) is a kind of flat panel display (FPD) which displays images by the property of the liquid crystal material. In comparison with other display devices, the LCD has the advantages in lightweight, compactness, low driving voltage and low power consumption, and thus has already become the mainstream product in the whole consumer market. However, now a foamed buffer material is the mainstream for packing flat LCD assemblies (such as liquid crystal panels or liquid crystal modules).

Referring now to FIGS. 1A to 1C, assembled schematic perspective views showing a currently existing packing method of liquid crystal assemblies is illustrated in FIGS. 1A to 1C. The currently existing packing method of liquid crystal assemblies comprises steps, as follows:

-   -   (1) as shown in FIG. 1A, preparing a carton 90, wherein the         opening of the carton 90 is upward, a lower buffer block 91 is         firstly placed into the carton 90, and the lower buffer block 91         is designed to have a plurality of grooves (not indicated);     -   (2) as shown in FIG. 1B, placing a plurality of liquid crystal         assemblies 80 into the carton 90, wherein the lower edges of the         liquid crystal assemblies 80 are corresponding to the grooves of         the lower buffer block 91, so that the liquid crystal assemblies         80 are parallel and arranged to each others for a distance; and     -   (3) as shown in FIG. 1C, placing an upper buffer block 92 on the         carton 90, wherein the upper buffer block 92 is designed to have         a plurality of grooves (not indicated) which are corresponding         to the shape of the upper edges of the liquid crystal assemblies         80, so that the liquid crystal assemblies 80 are fixed in the         carton 90 by using the lower buffer block 91 and the upper         buffer block 92.

As described above, the currently existing buffer packing method basically uses the foamed buffer material to manufacture buffer materials (such as buffer blocks 91, 92) which has shapes corresponding to the shapes of upper edges or lower edges of the liquid crystal assemblies 80, so that the liquid crystal assemblies can be correspondingly placed therein, so as to be fixed and generate a buffer effect. However, the design of these buffer materials must totally match specific types of products or semi-finished products, so it can not use the same buffer material among the different types. Besides, these buffer materials will occupy a certain volume when it is unused, so as to increase the loading for storage of these buffer materials.

Moreover, there is a new buffer material “air-filled packing” in the packing industry. The manufacturer creates a flat piece of packing piece, which is provided with a plurality of airbags arranged as rows. When the air-filled packing is used, it firstly uses an air pump to inflate these airbags, so that these airbags are formed with a shape of tube or bag. Then, the air-filled packing is placed between the packing goods and the outer box, so as to generate a buffer effect. It is proven by the industry, the buffer effect of the air-filled packing is equal to the foamed material. Besides, the air-filled packing is flat when it is unused, so as to save the storage space. However, the packing industry is not yet to design an air-filled packing structure for the liquid crystal assembly.

As a result, it is necessary to provide an air-filled packing structure of a liquid crystal assembly to solve the problems existing in the conventional technologies.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

A primary object of the present invention is to provide an air-filled packing structure of a liquid crystal assembly to solve the problem existing in the conventional technologies, the problem is: when using a foamed buffer material to pack a liquid crystal assembly, the design of these buffer materials must totally match specific types of products or semi-finished products, so it can not use the same buffer material among the different types, and these buffer materials will occupy a certain volume when it is unused, so as to increase the storage loading.

To achieve the above object, the present invention provides an air-filled packing structure of a liquid crystal assembly, which comprises two rectangular piece bodies, wherein each of the rectangular piece bodies is assembled by a plurality of air-filled airbags adjoined and arranged to each other; three side edges of each of the two rectangular piece bodies are connected to three side piece bodies, so as to form a storage space with a groove shape to pack a rectangular liquid crystal assembly; and each of the side piece bodies comprises at least one air-filled airbag.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the air-filled packing structure comprises at least one one-way check valve inlet.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the air-filled airbags are serially connected by a plurality of air channels.

To achieve the above object, the present invention further provides an air-filled packing structure of a liquid crystal assembly, which comprises two rectangular piece bodies, wherein each of the rectangular piece bodies is assembled by a plurality of air-filled airbags adjoined and arranged to each other; at least one side edge of each of the two rectangular piece bodies are connected to each other, or connected to at least one side piece body; and the two rectangular piece bodies are folded to form a storage space to pack a rectangular liquid crystal assembly.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the air-filled packing structure comprises at least one one-way check valve inlet; the air-filled airbags are serially connected by a plurality of air channels; and the at least one side piece body comprises at least one air-filled airbag.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the two rectangular piece bodies are directly connected to each other by heat sealing two of the corresponding side edges thereof, so as to form the storage space having two openings.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the two rectangular piece bodies are connected to each other by two side piece bodies at two of the corresponding side edges, so as to form the storage space having two opening.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the two rectangular piece bodies are connected to each other by connecting three of the side piece bodies to three of the corresponding side edges thereof, so as to form the storage space with a groove shape.

To achieve the above object, the present invention further provides an air-filled packing structure of liquid crystal assemblies, which comprises:

-   -   a plurality of rectangular piece bodies, each of which is         assembled by a plurality of air-filled airbags adjoined and         arranged to each other; and at least one side piece body         connected between the rectangular piece bodies;     -   wherein the rectangular piece bodies are folded to form a         plurality of storage spaces to pack a plurality of rectangular         liquid crystal assemblies.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the air-filled packing structure comprises at least one one-way check valve inlet; and the air-filled airbags are serially connected by a plurality of air channels.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the side piece bodies comprises at least one air-filled airbag, respectively.

In one embodiment of the present invention, one side edge of each of the two rectangular piece bodies are connected to each other by one of the side piece bodies, so as to form the storage spaces.

In one embodiment of the present invention, three side edges of each of the two rectangular piece bodies are connected to each other by three of the side piece bodies, so as to form the storage spaces with a groove shape.

Hence, in the present invention, by provided with a plurality of rectangular piece bodies connected to a side edge of at least one side piece body so as to form at least one storage space to pack at least one rectangular liquid crystal assembly, the air-filled packing structure can be suitably applied to the rectangular liquid crystal assemblies with similar sizes but different types, and can further save the storage space of packing material.

DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIGS. 1A to 1C are assembled schematic perspective views showing a currently existing packing method of liquid crystal assemblies;

FIG. 2A is a schematic perspective view of an air-filled packing structure of a liquid crystal assembly according to a first preferred embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2B is an assembled schematic perspective view of the air-filled packing structure of the liquid crystal assembly according to the first preferred embodiment of the present invention;

FIGS. 3A and 3B are schematic top views of an air-filled packing structure of a liquid crystal assembly according to a second preferred embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4A is an assembled schematic perspective view of an air-filled packing structure of liquid crystal assemblies according to a third preferred embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4B is a schematic side view of the air-filled packing structure of the liquid crystal assemblies according to the third preferred embodiment of the present invention; and

FIG. 5 is a schematic perspective view of an air-filled packing structure of liquid crystal assemblies according to a fourth preferred embodiment of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

The foregoing objects, features and advantages adopted by the present invention can be best understood by referring to the following detailed description of the preferred embodiments and the accompanying drawings. Furthermore, the directional terms described in the present invention, such as upper, lower, front, rear, left, right, inner, outer, side and etc., are only directions referring to the accompanying drawings, so that the used directional terms are used to describe and understand the present invention, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

Referring now to FIG. 2A, a schematic perspective view of an air-filled packing structure of a liquid crystal assembly according to a first preferred embodiment of the present invention is illustrated in FIG. 2A. An air-filled packing structure 10 a of a liquid crystal assembly according to a first preferred embodiment of the present invention comprises two rectangular piece bodies 11 and a side piece body 12. Each of the rectangular piece bodies 11 is assembled by a plurality of air-filled airbags (not indicated) adjoined and arranged to each other; and the side piece body 12 is connected (for example by heat seal connection) between the two rectangular piece bodies 11.

Referring now to FIG. 2B, an assembled schematic perspective view of the air-filled packing structure of the liquid crystal assembly according to the first preferred embodiment of the present invention is illustrated in FIG. 2B. As shown in FIG. 2B, when the air-filled packing structure 10 a is used, it firstly uses an air pump to inflate these airbags, so that these airbags is formed with a tube shape, and the two rectangular piece bodies 11 are folded to form a storage space 13 to pack a rectangular liquid crystal assembly 20.

In addition, the air-filled packing structure 10 a can be placed into an outer box (not shown). By the air-filled packing structure 10 a, it can generate an effect for cushion-protection of the rectangular liquid crystal assembly 20. Besides, the air-filled packing structure 10 a further can be suitably applied to the rectangular liquid crystal assemblies 20 with similar sizes (different type). Furthermore, because the air-filled packing structure 10 a is flat when it is unused, the air-filled packing structure 10 a further can save the storage space of packing material.

Moreover, the side piece body 12 can comprise at least one air-filled airbag. Each of the air-filled airbag of the air-filled packing structure 10 a can be provided with an one-way check valve inlet (not shown), and the airbags are inflated one by one before usage.

Possibly, the rectangular piece body 11 and the side piece body 12 of the air-filled packing structure 10 a can be provided with an one-way check valve inlet, respectively. Besides, the air-filled airbags of the rectangular piece body 11 or the side piece body 12 can be serially connected by a plurality of air channels (not shown). Because all of the airbags in the single piece body 11,12 are communicated to each other, it is possible to inflate all of the airbags in the single piece body 11,12 by the single check valve inlet, so as to increase the inflation effect.

Preferably, the entire air-filled packing structure 10 a also can be provided with an one-way check valve inlet, and all of the air-filled airbags in the rectangular piece body 11 and the side piece body 12 are serially connected by a plurality of air channels (not shown). Hence, it is possible to inflate all of the airbags of the air-filled packing structure 10 a by the single check valve inlet, so as to increase the inflation effect.

Referring to FIGS. 3A and 3B, schematic top views of an air-filled packing structure of a liquid crystal assembly according to a second preferred embodiment of the present invention are illustrated in FIGS. 3A and 3B. An air-filled packing structure 10 b according to a second preferred embodiment of the present invention is substantially similar to the air-filled packing structure 10 a according to the first preferred embodiment of the present invention, so as to use similar terms and numerals, but the difference therebetween is that: the two rectangular piece bodies 11 are directly connected to each other by heat sealing two of the corresponding side edges thereof (at place of 12 a), so as to form a storage space 13 having two openings (the front-rear direction of the figure).

Preferably, the two rectangular piece bodies 11 are connected to each other by two side piece bodies 12 at two of the corresponding side edges, so as to form a storage space 13 having two openings.

Possibly, preferably, the two rectangular piece bodies 11 are connected to each other by connecting three of the side piece bodies 12 to three of the corresponding side edges thereof, so as to form a storage space 13 with a groove shape.

Referring to FIGS. 4A and 4B, an assembled schematic perspective view of an air-filled packing structure of liquid crystal assemblies according to a third preferred embodiment of the present invention is illustrated in FIG. 4A; and a schematic side view of the air-filled packing structure of the liquid crystal assemblies according to a third preferred embodiment of the present invention is illustrated in FIG. 4B. An air-filled packing structure 10 c according to a third preferred embodiment of the present invention is substantially similar to the air-filled packing structure 10 a according to the first preferred embodiment of the present invention, so as to use similar terms and numerals, but the difference therebetween is that: the air-filled packing structure 10 c of the third preferred embodiment comprises a plurality of rectangular piece bodies 11 and a plurality of side piece bodies 12, wherein one side edge of each of two rectangular piece bodies 11 are connected to each other by one side piece body 12, so as to form a storage space 13, and the rectangular piece bodies form the plurality of storage spaces 13. As shown in FIG. 4A, the air-filled packing structure 10 c comprises the storage spaces 13 to pack a plurality of rectangular liquid crystal assemblies 20.

Possibly, all of the rectangular piece bodies 11 are connected to one side piece body 12 at the bottom, and the storage spaces 13 are also formed between the rectangular piece bodies 11 to pack a plurality of rectangular liquid crystal assemblies 20.

Referring to FIG. 5, a schematic perspective view of an air-filled packing structure of liquid crystal assemblies according to a fourth preferred embodiment of the present invention is illustrated in FIG. 5. An air-filled packing structure 10 d according to a fourth preferred embodiment of the present invention is substantially similar to the air-filled packing structure 10 c according to the third preferred embodiment of the present invention, so as to use similar terms and numerals, but the difference therebetween is that: in this preferred embodiment, three side edges of each of two rectangular piece bodies 11 are connected to each other by three side piece bodies 12, so as to form a storage space 13 with a groove shape. As shown in FIG. 5, the air-filled packing structure 10 d comprises the storage spaces 13 with a groove shape.

As described above, in comparison with the traditional technology, a liquid crystal assembly is packed by foamed buffer materials, but the design of these buffer materials must totally match specific types of products or semi-finished products, so that the different types of products can not use the same buffer materials. Besides, these buffer materials will occupy a certain volume when it is unused, so as to increase the loading for storage of these buffer materials. By provided with a plurality of rectangular piece bodies 11 and at least one side piece body 12 connected to a side edge of the rectangular piece bodies, an air-filled packing structures 10 a-10 d of a liquid crystal assembly according to the present invention forms at least one storage space 13 to pack at least one rectangular liquid crystal assembly 20. Hence, the air-filled packing structure according to the present invention can be suitably applied to the rectangular liquid crystal assemblies with similar sizes but different types, and can further save the storage space of packing material.

The present invention has been described with a preferred embodiment thereof and it is understood that many changes and modifications to the described embodiment can be carried out without departing from the scope and the spirit of the invention that is intended to be limited only by the appended claims. 

1. An air-filled packing structure of a liquid crystal assembly, comprising two rectangular piece bodies, wherein each of the rectangular piece bodies is assembled by a plurality of air-filled airbags adjoined and arranged to each other; three side edges of each of the two rectangular piece bodies are connected to three side piece bodies, so as to form a storage space with a groove shape to pack a rectangular liquid crystal assembly; and each of the side piece bodies comprises at least one air-filled airbag.
 2. The air-filled packing structure according to claim 1, wherein the air-filled packing structure comprises at least one one-way check valve inlet.
 3. The air-filled packing structure according to claim 1, wherein the air-filled airbags are serially connected by a plurality of air channels.
 4. An air-filled packing structure of a liquid crystal assembly, comprising two rectangular piece bodies, wherein each of the rectangular piece bodies is assembled by a plurality of air-filled airbags adjoined and arranged to each other; at least one side edge of each of the two rectangular piece bodies are connected to each other, or connected to at least one side piece body; and the two rectangular piece bodies are folded to form a storage space to pack a rectangular liquid crystal assembly.
 5. The air-filled packing structure according to claim 4, wherein the air-filled packing structure comprises at least one one-way check valve inlet; the air-filled airbags are serially connected by a plurality of air channels; and the at least one side piece body comprises at least one air-filled airbag.
 6. The air-filled packing structure according to claim 4, wherein the two rectangular piece bodies are directly connected to each other by heat sealing two of the corresponding side edges thereof, so as to form the storage space having two openings.
 7. The air-filled packing structure according to claim 4, wherein the two rectangular piece bodies are connected to each other by two side piece bodies at two of the corresponding side edges, so as to form the storage space having two openings.
 8. The air-filled packing structure according to claim 4, wherein the two rectangular piece bodies are connected to each other by connecting three of the side piece bodies to three of the corresponding side edges thereof, so as to form the storage space with a groove shape.
 9. An air-filled packing structure of liquid crystal assemblies, comprising: a plurality of rectangular piece bodies, each of which is assembled by a plurality of air-filled airbags adjoined and arranged to each other; and at least one side piece body connected between the rectangular piece bodies; wherein the rectangular piece bodies are folded to form a plurality of storage spaces to pack a plurality of rectangular liquid crystal assemblies.
 10. The air-filled packing structure according to claim 9, wherein the air-filled packing structure comprises at least one one-way check valve inlet; and the air-filled airbags are serially connected by a plurality of air channels.
 11. The air-filled packing structure according to claim 9, wherein the side piece bodies comprises at least one air-filled airbag, respectively.
 12. The air-filled packing structure according to claim 9, wherein one side edge of each of the two rectangular piece bodies are connected to each other by one of the side piece bodies, so as to form the storage spaces.
 13. The air-filled packing structure according to claim 9, wherein three side edges of each of the two rectangular piece bodies are connected to each other by three of the side piece bodies, so as to form the storage spaces with a groove shape. 